Nonstop flight route between Mammoth Lakes, California, United States and Pau, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), Mammoth Lakes, California, United States and Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), Pau, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,641 miles (or 9,078 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Mammoth Yosemite Airport and Pau Pyrénées Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Mammoth Yosemite Airport and Pau Pyrénées Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMH / KMMH |
Airport Name: | Mammoth Yosemite Airport |
Location: | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'27"N by 118°50'20"W |
Area Served: | Mammoth Lakes, California |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Mammoth Lakes |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7135 feet (2,175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MMH |
More Information: | MMH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUF / LFBP |
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Location: | Pau, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°22'48"N by 0°25'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Pau Chamber of Commerce |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUF |
More Information: | PUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH):
- Because of Mammoth Yosemite Airport's high elevation of 7,135 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MMH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MMH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,259 miles (18,120 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) is Eastern Sierra Regional AirportBishop Army Airfield (BIH), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of MMH.
Facts about Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF):
- In addition to being known as "Pau Pyrénées Airport", another name for PUF is "Aéroport Pau Pyrénées".
- Because of Pau Pyrénées Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Pau Pyrénées Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) ESE of PUF.
- The furthest airport from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Pau Pyrénées Airport (meaning Pau Pyrénées Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.